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Sehwag unlikely for series decider

South Africa's greater desperation prevailed on a tense weather-interrupted final day, leaving the series beautifully poised going into the final Test at Cape Town

31-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Cape Town

Vengsarkar worried about openers' form

Disappointed with the collapse of the Indian top order on the fifth day of the Durban Test, Dilip Vengsarkar, the chairman of selectors, has expressed concern over the form of India's openers - Virender Sehwag and Wasim Jaffer

31-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

'Ntini's spell proved decisive' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid isn't the sort of man prone to giving his team a spray of abuse in the dressing-room, but he could have been forgiven that at Kingsmead

30-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'Every guy put his hand up' - Smith

South Africa's victory wasn't about one man but a fantastic performance from the entire unit, felt Smith

30-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Ntini propels SA to series-levelling win

India were shot out for 179 in just over 55 overs to give South Africa victory by 174 runs.

30-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'Can we survive? Why not?' - Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's injured finger could hamper him while batting but he was still confident about saving the second Test and did not rule out the possibility of a victory

29-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Durban

'They will probably go on the defensive' - Boucher

Mark Boucher was confident that his team had the bowling arsenal to dismiss India inside two sessions on Saturday

29-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Shepherd calls on ICC to appoint more umpires

Former Test umpire David Shepherd has warned that leading umpires face burn-out unless the ICC tackles the issue and appoints more officials to its elite panel

29-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

SA well placed for victory push

Bad light halted play for a fourth successive day at Durban, with India struggling at 34 for 2 chasing an imposing 354

29-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'Sometimes the umpires have to make a call' - Howell

Ian Howell, the replacement umpire deputising for the ill Mark Benson explains the controversial bad light decision

28-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Arthur fumes over delays

South Africa's coach Mickey Arthur was left fuming after the multitude of delays on the third day

28-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Benson under observation after heart palpitations

Mark Benson, the on-field umpire for the ongoing India-South Africa Test at Durban, left the field 20 minutes into the third day's play after suffering heart palpitations

28-Dec-2006•Cricinfo staff

Smith and de Villiers extend lead

South Africa enjoyed the best of yet another truncated day as they ended the third day with a lead of 152

28-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'You have to give credit to India' - Prince

Ashwell Prince was up bright and early on Wednesday morning, and he said that the Ashes tussle at the MCG had played its part in inspiring a spirited South African tail-wag on day two

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

'I'm happy to keep working on the basics' - Sreesanth

Sreesanth was his colourful self at the press conference on Wednesday evening, offering up candid answers on his development as a cricketer and the state of the match

27-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

Tendulkar keeps South Africa at bay

Bad light brought an early stoppage to play, and only 30 minutes of play were possible after the tea break. India added ten runs to their tea total, finishing the day on 103 for 3 as more than 30 overs of play were lost

27-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

'We had a good day, bowled really well' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid and Herschelle Gibbs spoke to the media at the end of a gruelling first day with the match interestingly poised

26-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran at Durban

Prince denies India full honours

India's pacemen did the damage first up, and Anil Kumble quickly dispensed with the tail as South Africa got relief from their travails when bad light stopped play with the score on 257 for 8.

26-Dec-2006•The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

I pray Smith scores - Arthur

Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, said the repeated failures of his top order batsmen was putting pressure on the rest of the players and it was time that they started firing again

25-Dec-2006•PTI

'We've got confidence in our opening pair' - Dravid

Having announced the 12 for the game, Rahul Dravid spoke at length on keeping faith in the opening combination and the decision to send Irfan Pathan back home

25-Dec-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Durban

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